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308 - Under The Influence
Writer/Director Peter M Lenkov / Rick Jacobson
Michael's POV

Onscreen:
7 minutes

Nikita’s mind is tricked (not a difficult task) by Section into transferring her love for Michael onto a known terrorist, Karl. Michael colludes with Section’s plan but finds himself becoming jealous of Nikita’s feelings for Karl. Nikita finds out and slaps Michael. However, at the end of the episode it is Michael who rescues Nikita when Karl’s Section-enforced memory loss degrades and he starts to recall what really happened prior to him meeting Nikita.
Michael Moments Ruthlessly refusing to give Nikita some pain relief for Karl’s bullet wound
Taking the slap on the face from Nikita and, once she has stomped off, reflecting on events with a Blank Stare
Calling Karl’s name and shooting him, just in time to save Nikita
Words of Wisdom "We’re gonna erase his mind."
"I don’t care about his pain. Neither should you."
"Incoming."
"Take out everyone."
"Prepare the jet, contact my team."
Performance Rating
An "off the shelf" boxed-set Michael performance from Roy, courtesy of some LFN under-writing. One of those episodes where you bemoan the lost chances. Roy could have phoned this one in and probably wished he had.

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